Culture financing when it comes to growth and prosperity is one of the most prominent areas. Today, the global market is extremely variable, and there are changes in trends and strong, unpredictable competition. In such market conditions it is difficult to survive, regardless of industry and orientation, and particularly difficult for organizations that can not rely exclusively on the sale of their own products and services involving cultural organizations.Taking into account that the Croatian market is fairly small compared to other markets, cultural institutions increasingly turn to international cooperation and support such as the European Funds. They encourage international cooperation and invest considerable resources to enable European projects to be implemented. The City of Osijek has been involved in the implementation of EU projects for almost the entire decade, and the trend of constant progress, number of projects and the amount of funds allocated has been observed.